Dispensing package



Feb. 19, 1952 T. F. ONKEY DISPENSING PACKAGE Filed Jan. 29, 1949 m Q m W4 W W F 4 Ff a 3nnentor Tfieodofle I. O/M ey Cittornegs like.

Patented Feb. 19, 1.952

DISPENSING PACKAGE Theodore-F. Onkey, Easton, Comm, assignor to RobertsRouge Company, Stratford, Conm, va corporation of ConnecticutADPlicationJanuary 29, 1949, Serial No. 73,520

.3 Claims.

This invention relates'to dispensingpackages for material in stick formsuch as lubricant, dressing compound, polishing compound and'theSincethe compound in stickform is-oiten relatively costly, fillingof thecontainer from end to end is wasteful because a length of stick whichconstitutes the shortest, practical handle for manipulating the packagemust be thrown away.

It is an object ofmy invention, therefore, to provide an improvedpackage such that a portion thereof at one end is made to serveasa'hollow handle to avoid waste of the stick compound due to thiscause.

Furthermore, even when a handle portion is provided at one end of thepackage, it often happens that the last end of the stick compound iswasted because the package wall has become reduced in length to a pointwhere the short remaining portion of the stick will not be retained inplace, and works loose from the handle portion when applied to arelatively moving surface. It is another object of my invention,therefore, to provide an improved anchor for the stick material suchthat the end portion is. firmly retained in place even though thecontainer wall has been Materials of this character are normally largelyremoved, and so designed that waste of v the stick of compound [2.

sorbent material such as paper or paste board,

of the invention, part being shown in elevation.

. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device of my invention showing a portionof the container wall removed in preparation for use.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section illustrating a modification.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view with parts broken away illustrating themanner in which the device of the invention is used.

Fig. 1 illustrates the invention in the form at present preferred, andshows a cylindrical wall H) which consists primarily of a tube H ofpaper, cardboard, or other material which can bereadily torn orfractured and removed in sections. The wall l0 surrounds astick l2 oflubricant, dressing compound, polishing compound, or similar solidtreating agent to be dispensed. Preferably the tube l i has a lining I4of metal foil or other suitable impervious layerwhich' preventsdeterioration or discoloration of the stick "by constituents of thepaper of tube I l. andlikewise prevents absorption of any of theingredients going to make up the stick l2 by the paper of tube l, whichis normally somewhat absorbent.

The cylinder I0 is closed at one end by a. sheet metal end wall IS, theperiphery of which is crimped to the end of the cylinder ID, in thenature of a false'bottom. There is then inserted within and at thebottom. of the container thus formed, an insert I! consisting of a shortcylinder I8 preferably of paper, cardboard or the like which has itsupper end closed by a sheet metal wall or true bottom 20 peripherallycrimped to the end of the short cylinder 18. The wall 20 has an anchor22 firmly securedto its upper surface. The anchor 22 is preferably acup-shaped sheet metal stamping having a radial flange-s20 as shown inFig. 1. The insert I1 is designed to have a tight frictional fit in thecylinder Hi.

When the container has been completed in the manner described above, thecompound with which it is to be filled is reduced to fluent form.preferably by heating the same, is poured into the container andsolidifies, as by cooling, to form The metallic lining M in the tube l0,and the metal of the wall 20 I which presses into contact with thislining, form external appearance, or prevent proper adhesion of aconventional paper cover or label. In forming the. stick l2, thematerial flows around and under; portions of the anchor 22, so thatthes'tick will befirmly locked in place when the compound has set. Theanchor 22 may take many forms, but is found to be most serviceable whenshaped to provide overhangs which are spaced from the wall 29, formingundercuts into which the liquid compound material may flow. The form ofanchor, shown in the drawing is one which is reliable in operation, andat the same time can be simply and inexpensively produced.

Fig. 2 illustrates the first step in using the completed package. Herethe cylinder i is shown after a portion thereof has been torn off alongline 26 exposing the end of the stick 12 for use. Where the material ofstick i2 is a polishing compound the same may be applied to the surfaceof a bufiing-wheel 40 in the manner shown in Fig. 4. As the stick I2 isworn down by use, the cylinder may be progressively torn away until thestick I2 is substantially used up as shown in Fig. 4. Although little ofthe stick l2 remains, a firm grip on the package is insured withoutwaste of the compound, since the cylinder portion between walls 16 and20 is always available as a handle. Furthermore the material of thestick [2 can be used until the upper surface of the anchor 22 isexposed, since it is firmly held in place thereby even though thesupport aiforded by the cylinder [0 has been severely reduced oraltogether removed. In this connection it will be noted that the uppersurface of anchor 22 is made to extend above the wall 20 to a minimumextent consistent with a firm anchorage in order to confine the wasteend of the stick [2 to the shortest possible length Fig. 3 illustrates amodified form of the inven'- tion in which the insert l1, instead ofbeing frictionally held, is positioned at the bottom of the cylinder 10and clamped in place by an annular sheet metal ring 5' of channelsection which replaces the false bottom N5 of Fig. 1.-

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of thisinvention and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

.I claim:

l 1. A dispensing package comprising a paste: board tube having ametallic lining; a stick of compound in said tube and occupying aportion only of its length; an insert comprising a paste-- board tube ofsmaller diameter and shorter than compound'portion of the tube and inperipheral said first-mentioned tube, and having a sheet lining, and asheet metal anchor. element atterial of the stick compound.-

3. A dispenser container for stick compound which occupies a portiononly of the length of the dispenser container comprising a tube having alining-impervious-to the stick compound; a tubular insert of smallerdiameter and shorter than said tube and having a metallic end wall, saidtubular insert occupying an end portion of said tube with said metallicend wall facing the stick compound portion of the tube and in peripheralengagement-with said impervious lining, and an annular anchor elementattached to the inner surface of. said end wall and shaped to provideoppositely extending overhangs protruding into the stick compoundportion of the tube to intimately engage and be surrounded by thematerial of the stick compound. Y

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